The Solar Express Book One

THE SOLAR EXPRESS BY William H. Bailey 2017 A STORY IN TWO PARTS THE SOLAR EXPRESS describes the results of the opening of the high frontier of orbital space. In previous stories FREEFALL, EARTHPARK, and DOWN TO EARTH, Designer Disease Plagues have reduced world population by eighty percent, and the United States military desperately fights off the People's Liberation Army invading from the south. In order to win against overwhelming odds in spite of political resistance at every turn, they use unconventional and highly controversial methods to establish themselves in orbital space. The many advantages of the gravity well allow them to force the PLA to flee south, and restore the integrity of the U. S. border. In book one, HOW TO LOSE THE WEIGHT YOU NEEDED TO THROW AROUND, the pioneers of orbital space begin to explore the solar system, and use the resources they discover to improve conditions on the home planet. The short sighted politicians who tried to prevent them now attempt to hijack their successful efforts. They are forced to defend themselves from domestic political greed and foreign hostility to attempt to bring clean solar electricity and abundant natural resources from space to a world reduced to abject poverty. They must get past the gate keepers of conventional political thinking and commercial greed to do so. It proves to be a dangerous business. Funded by the economic interests threatened by the resources of space they are violently opposed at every turn.